PITTSBURGH - Sources have informed the Examiner that Carey Davis, has signed his one year tender to remain the with the Steelers.

Davis originally signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers on January 3, 2007, and beat out incumbent Dan Kreider for the starting spot on opening day. Last year, he had 12 rushes for 35 yards and caught five passes for 27 yards.

It is reported that Davis signed a one year exclusive rights free agent contract valued at $460,000.00. Davis

So let Davis and Gay battle it out in training camp. Nothing wrong with that.

__________________"We're not going to turn our backs on him," Ward said. "We're going to treat him like our brother. We're going to accept him back and be very supportive of him and help him get through this. In this locker room, he's still our quarterback."

Am I a missing something here or do we have someone in the backfield named Gay.

My bad. I'm thinking of another thread.

__________________"We're not going to turn our backs on him," Ward said. "We're going to treat him like our brother. We're going to accept him back and be very supportive of him and help him get through this. In this locker room, he's still our quarterback."

I find it constantly amazing how this FO continues to fail its fans by doing what the FO thinks is best instead of straw-polling its fans (General statement concerning the entire offseason, not directed at anyone specifically here).

Davis helped the team get into and win a Super Bowl. Why fiddle with the chemistry? His numbers were low because he got very few chances to do a whole hell of a lot. Davis is a FULL BACK not our feature back. He has very specific job duties and from what I have seen did them enough to warrant getting a deal at least for the next year.

76, you have to ask yourself who is a better FB that they have on the team currently?? Ryan Powdrell??? That is why they tendered him the offer and what was Carey Davis gonna do...........test the market to see if somebody was gonna try and sign him away?

I'm surprised Davis didnt get a speeding ticket on his way over to the building to sign that tender. If he didnt, then he would be moving furniture with Retofsky.

-I want a FB to lead block and turn his defender in the hole to allow the RB to gain yardage........Davis cant do that. See him get blown up by Chargers, Patriots and Colts LB's all day last season.

-I want a FB to be able to open a hole on short yardage and goal line situations for the RB..............Davis cant do that either.

-I want a FB to be able to pick up a blitzer and protect the QB. Davis is poor at this too. Both Moore and Parker are better blockers.

-I want a FB to be able to catch a play action pass in the flat, turn upfield and bowl over tacklers for a decent 7 yard gain. Davis cant do that either because at 225lbs, he is outweighed by all NFL LB's.

I WANT A REAL NFL CALIBER FB.........CAREY DAVIS IS NOT THAT. He probably will be cut in August and beat out by Ryan Powdrell, Dez Sherrod or a rookie free agent.